LEADMILL BREWERY and BOTTLE BROOK BREWERY . Producers of Traditional Hand Crafted Real Ales. In the Sticks October 2010 Free Copy elcome to the latest issue of “In the ecently the Dewdrop at Ilkeston had Oakham W Kev, Lorna and a ll the staff R Sticks ” the newsletter of RuRAD , Ru ral Real welcome you to the Bishops Farewell and White Dwarf, Castle Rock Ale Drinkers. We hope you enjoy reading it. harvest pale, Timothy Taylor Golden Best and Travellers Rest Blue Monkey Amarillo If you want to receive a copy electronically e- Chapel St, Kilburn DE56 0NT The Dog Inn at Pentrich has had some unusual mail [email protected] Timothy Taylor Landlord guest beers on recently including Sharps Doom Or for current & previous issues log on to plus Bar and Salopian Oracle http://www.mansfieldcamra.org.uk/RuRAD.html guest ales available Millstone True Grit, Kelham Island Riders on the Thurdsday – Quiz Night Storm & Sarah Hughes dark Ruby have all been on WIRKSWORTH BREWERY Friday – Curry & Pint £5.59 at the Good Old Days , Ilkeston recently Quality Derbyshire Ales Live Sports Large Beer Garden Rachel and all the staff welcome you to CORE BEER RANGE: Cruckbeam 3.9% Opening times: The Talbot Taphouse. Sun Beam 4.0% Mon – Thur 4 – 12 "Amber Ales Brewery Tap" First Brew 4.2% Fri & Sat 12 – 1 1 Butterley Hill, Ripley, DE5 3LT. Tow'd Man 4.9% Sun 12 - 11 Tel: (01773) 742626. Seasonal Beers Also Available. Up to 8 real ales available, plus 3 Contact Jeff Green Traditional ciders/perry all served Telephone: 01629 824011 The Hunters at Kilburn is now selling cask in lined oversized glasses!! Mobile: 07967134180 ales at £2 a pint on Monday nights with 5 20p pint/10p half-pint CAMRA members real ales to choose from [email protected] discount! www.wirksworthbrewery.co.uk artin & Linda are set to leave the Nags Opening Times: Mon - Thu = 5 - 11, Member of SIBA Direct Delivery Scheme M Head at Ripley to take over the Generous Fri & Sat = 12 - 11.30, Sun = 12 - 11 Beer and Pub News Briton at Ripley early this month CAMRA LocAle accredited 2009, 2010 It will soon be your editors favourite time of the The George at Lower Hartshay is now a year, yes the beer festival at the Royal Oak , free house as Phillip & Rose Rawson have BigFoz’s Euro Travels with GhostDad Ockbrook will soon be upon us. The breweries bought the pub from Admiral after 14 years BigFoz says: As some of you will know Dad passed featured (hopefully) are; from Bedfordshire - of trying. They now have a house beer called away earlier this… Banks & Taylor, Potton, Wells & Young and White Hartshay Ale 4.6% brewed by Brampton GhostDad says: No, I didn’t. I died. Park, from Berkshire – Butts, Two Bridges (new), Brewery BigFoz says: Same thing. West Berkshire and Windsor & Eton (new) and New Cropton beers have appeared at the GhostDad says: No, it’s not. One’s a euphonium. from Buckinghamshire – Chiltern, Concrete Cow, BigFoz says: Euphemism. Anchor, Oakerthorpe recently in the form of Old Luxters, Oxfordshire Ale (honest), Rebellion GhostDad says: Same thing. Uncle Sam 4.4% & Scarborough Seafest and Vale. The beer list was yet to be finalised as BigFoz says: So, still coming with me on a tour of 4.6% we went to print but I’m sure Steady Steve will random European breweries? have something for everyone (especially plenty of GhostDad says: Might as well, there’s not much th th darks for me!). If you see me there 7 to 10 of Tracy and all the staff else to do where I am now. October you could buy me a drink welcome you to the BigFoz says: Is that up or DOWN? The Alexandra Hotel on Siddals Road Derby GhostDad says: Same thing. So crank up that OLD OAK INN ruddy rattletrap of a sports car of yours and let’s closed on September 23 rd as the Landlord has hit the road. left, the pub will be closed for a month or so for 176 Main Street De Halve Maan, Walplein 26, 8000 Brugge, refurbishment and or until a new Landlord is Horsley Woodhouse Belgium found DE7 6AW. Tel: 01332 881299 East Midlands Pub of the Year 2009 BigFoz says: Very good tour. The tour guide Hopefully by the time you read this the new Mon to Wed 4 – 11, must have been one of the most sarcastic women brewery at Mr Grundys in Derby will have brewed Thu & Fri 3 – 11 ever. its 1 st beer which, should be available sometime in Sat 12 – 11, Sun 12 – 10.30 GhostDad says: Reminded me of your … October contact the pub on 01332 340279 Serving a wide selection of BigFoz says: Don’t say it, she’ll kill you. beers from BOTTLE BROOK GhostDad says: Like I’m bothered. The Tavern at Belper is having 70’s 80's night and LEADMILL BigFoz says: I’m bothered about the condition on October 23rd with DJ and free buffet and plus Guest Beers they serve the beer in. It looks like oxtail soup. also take credit/debit cards, rules apply. They Tastes alright, though and it’s a nice place for a RuRAD Bar Open Fri, Sat & Sun also now have a new fitted seating area in the drink and a bite to eat. bottom area of the pub, and a new stone floor GhostDad says: I’m bothered about whether I’ve got any fillings left having driven through the streets of Bruges in that ruddy rattletrap of a beer festival Martin & Linda sports car of yours. Marlpool-Marlpool Bitburger, Romermauer 3, 54634 Bitburg, welcome friends old and Germany Andy’s latest brew is called Straws Gold BigFoz says: This brewery is huge. 4.2%, which is dry hopped using local wild new to the GhostDad says: And the town’s a bit like Burton. hops from Ilkeston. It is a one-off brew with BigFoz says: I wouldn’t go that far. Shame the only 5 barrels being produced Generous tour’s all in German. Nutbrook-Stanley Common GhostDad says: Shame they kicked us out. www.nutbrookbrewery.com Briton BigFoz says: The pub next door: Zum Simonbrau is the brewery tap and really good. Nutbrook brewery hosted a beer tent at Park Rd Ripley GhostDad says: So I probably did us a favour. Croots farm shop at the end of August were Real Ale BigFoz says: Still shouldn’t have said that…not they had 4 ales on draught which are usually when she couldn’t see you. only available in bottles for the farm shop, Live Music GhostDad says: No. they were Ewe Drink 3.6%, Pig in a Bottle Kraft-Brau, Olewigerstrasse 135, 54295 4.5%, Cow Juice 6% & Shire Ale 6.2%. did manage to pay a visit on the way back home Trier-Olewig, Germany Nutbrook have also moved to larger premises and pick up some or the medium cider priced BigFoz says: This place is a long way out of town. in order to expand the brewery, you can now at £2.25 a bottle. Another note is that the GhostDad says: Past the Roman amphitheatre. find them at Oakfield Farm Belper Road, Windham serves superb authentic Greek food BigFoz says: Nice enough but nothing special; Stanley Common, Ilkeston, Derbyshire most nights. All in all an excellent boozer with lacking atmosphere and we’re back to cloudy beer Rowditch-Derby locals that are prepared to mix with again. holidaymaker's. Other places visited during the GhostDad says: Didn’t stop you drinking a lot of Problems with the last couple of brews has next few days included the Chequers at Binham it. resulted in no Rowditch beers being available home of Front Street Brewery, beers sampled BigFoz says: Thought it might clear up like it does for the last 2 months, hopefully Steve where Swoopys at 4.9% and named after a in England. Twells will resolved this soon returning swallow ( Heard that somewhere before) GhostDad says: And did it? Olive, Sally, Jean & Steve Callums at 4.3% a nicely malted brew and my welcome you to the preferred drink and Cheers at 3.9% a guest beer BigFoz says: No. is usually on but it had just gone before we MANSFIELD & ASHFIELD CAMRA ROYAL OAK TH arrived. Brewery visits are not really advisable as 19 REAL ALE & CIDER FESTIVAL the brewhouse in the car park is full when more Thursday 21 st To Sunday 24 th October 55 Green Lane Mansfield Civic Centre, Ockbrook, Derby than 1 person walks in the door. Look through the Chesterfield Road South Tel: 01332 662378 window and there it is! Aspalls cider is normally on 60+ Real Ales plus a wide selection of Bass & 3 Constantly Changing tap. Next on the list was the Lord Nelson at Traditional Ciders & Perries. Guest Ales Available. Burnham Thorpe , birth place of the man himself CAMRA members = FREE entry to all Lunches Served where I sampled a drop of Nelsons Blood a beer sessions except Fri/Sat evening* Everyday 12.00 – 2.00 brewed at The Fox and Hounds in Heacham for Entertainment = Kick 'n' Rush Friday Evening Meals: the Nelson and sold in only these 2 outlets, the and Fab 2 Saturday. beer itself at 5.1% and £3.35 a pint had a hint of for more details visit - Mon & Wed to Fri 6.00 – 800 rum and was a bit too dark for my liking, again www.mansfieldcamra.org.uk Beer Festival 7 th to 10 th Oct Aspalls cider was on draught.